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This wikiHow teaches you how to find the IP address of a website. You can do this by using your computer's built-in "traceroute" function, or by downloading and using a free traceroute app for your iPhone or Android.

Steps

Method1

On Windows

1

Open Start

. Click the Windows logo in the bottom-left corner of the screen.

2

Type command prompt into Start. Doing so searches for the Command Prompt app on your computer.

3

Click

Command Prompt. It should be at the top of the Start window. Command Prompt will open.

4

Enter the "Traceroute" command for your website. Type in tracert and type a space, then type in your website's address (excluding the "www." part).

You don't need to provide the "https://" or "www." section of the website's address.

5

Click Trace. It's a blue button on the right side of the page.

6

Note the website's IP address. Next to the "traceroute to [website]" line of text, you'll see an IP address in parentheses; this is your website's IP address.

For example, if you used Google as your website to trace, you'd see "traceroute to google.com (216.58.193.78)" here.

Method3

On iPhone

1

Download iNetTools from your iPhone's App Store. To do so:

Open the

App Store app.

Tap Search

Tap the search bar

Type in inettools

Tap Search

Tap GET next to the "iNetTools" heading.

Enter your password or Touch ID when prompted.

2

Open iNetTools. Tap OPEN when it appears in the App Store, or tap the iNetTools app icon.

3

Tap Trace Route. You'll find this option near the middle of the screen.

4

Tap the address bar. It's below the "Server" heading near the top of the screen.

5

Enter an address. Type in the address of the website for which you want to find the IP address (e.g., google.com for Google's website).

You don't need to include the www. section of the address.

6

Tap Start. It's in the top-right corner of the screen.

7

Note the IP address. Next to the "traceroute to [website]" line of text that's below the "Result" heading, you'll see an IP address that's in parentheses; this address is the IP address for your website.

For example, if you tried to find Google's IP address, you'd see "traceroute to google.com (216.58.193.78)" here.

Method4

On Android

1

Download PingTools Network Utility. To do so:

Open your Android's

Google Play Store

Tap the search bar

Type in pingtools

Tap PingTools Network Utility

Tap INSTALL

Tap AGREE

2

Open PingTools Network Utility. Tap OPEN in the Google Play Store, or tap the PingTools app icon.

3

Tap ☰. It's in the upper-left corner of the screen. A pop-out menu will appear.

4

Tap Traceroute. This option is near the middle of the pop-out menu.

5

Enter an address. Tap the address bar at the top of the screen, then type in the address of a website for which you want to see the IP address (e.g., google.com for Google's website).

You don't need to include the www. section of the address.

6

Tap TRACE. It's in the top-right corner of the screen.

7

Note the IP address. Below the "Traceroute to [website]" heading, you'll see an IP address; this is the IP address of the website.

For example, if you tried to find Google's IP address, you'd see "Traceroute to Google" with "216.58.193.78" below it.

Open a terminal window. Try pressing CTRL-ALT-T. If that doesn't work, look for something with "terminal" in the name through whatever method you normally open applications. From there, you can follow the "Windows" instructions to use "ping." Use CTRL-C to stop ping after it has sent a few packets because it most likely won't stop by itself.

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